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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 245
तपः सात्त्विकम् .. (अध्याय १७ - श्लोक १८)
தபஹ ஸாத்விகம் .. (அத்யாயம் 17 - ஶ்லோகம் 18)
Tapah Saattvikam .. (Chapter 17 - Shlokam 18)
Meaning : This is Tapas (Austerity) by the person in Mode of Knowledge (Sattvik) ..
With Shraddha or with complete faith and conviction and without expectation of fruits .. Shraddha is a state wherein there is total absence of doubts and disbelief .. These are two chief traits of a Sattvik person (person in mode of knowledge ..) Shraddha is a state wherein there is total absence of doubts and disbelief .. These traits are exhibited by the Saattvik person in every act of his ..
Absence of expectation of fruits .. A Saattvika person does not carry an iota of expectation for fruits .. He does not bother about fruits .. The motivation for a Saattvik person to involve in an action is never the lure of fruits , but the thought that this ought to be done ..
Tapas by a Saattvika person also exhibits these very traits .. He performs Tapas with Shraddhaa and without expectation of fruits ..
With Shraddha or with complete faith and conviction and without expectation of fruits .. Shraddha is a state wherein there is total absence of doubts and disbelief .. These are two chief traits of a Sattvik person (person in mode of knowledge ..) Shraddha is a state wherein there is total absence of doubts and disbelief .. These traits are exhibited by the Saattvik person in every act of his ..
Absence of expectation of fruits .. A Saattvika person does not carry an iota of expectation for fruits .. He does not bother about fruits .. The motivation for a Saattvik person to involve in an action is never the lure of fruits , but the thought that this ought to be done ..
Tapas by a Saattvika person also exhibits these very traits .. He performs Tapas with Shraddhaa and without expectation of fruits ..
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